Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-27

amending tne CIVIL coUe. Etf peTuiltbiuK tH0
supreme court to reduce the sentence IN
criminal cases when the same Is considered
excessive; 49, providing for the repayment
to counties for cases OF insane
gfSHRSs; gwSsS an @ Executor a be ss apponied ,5
MIR. Liningers weekly excursion train on
railroads at cheap rates, was killed, The
house bill paying Kearney county the ex-
pense of the Zimmerman trial, was passed.
Recess.
The afternoon session was given over
ing were passed.: House roll 2l6,. ncorpo-
rating the Hospital association of Nebraska;
house roll 63, ceding jurisdiction to the
United States over Fort Niobrara reserya-
ton; house roll 3lS, to provide for state in
spector OF oils; house roll POS, In relation to
township organization; senate file l93, the
insurance law relating to the organization of
mutual insurance companies This bill met
with opposition, but passed with the neces-
sary votes. The bill TO incorporate secret
and benevolent societies and to allow them
to transact business exempt OF insurance
laws.
In committee of the whole, Mr.. Holmes OF
Johnson, in the chair, senate file 2S4, to pro-
vide for the pardon of two convicts each year
fSW sc2Hed the M s nns hey oT haye
ably recommended by one of the judges OF
the supreme court, the secretary OF state and
the warden, was amended to limit 1t to one
convict ana recommended to pass.
Senate bill 1874, to make eight instead OF
ten hours legal days work in the state, was
favorably recommended.
Senate file Sc, amending the law relating
to boards OF organization, was ordered to
Senate file 265, compelling railroad compa-
nies to issue thousand.mile tickets at 219
cents per mile. was ordered passed to third
reading.
The committee rose, and after the ac-
cumulation of house rolls had been read the
first time, the senate adjourned until 10 a. IN.
Monday.
"When Thieves Fall Out" Etc.
LINCOLN, Neb, March 26.-tSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. There was a small war
in the lobby of cormorants and railroad
strikers that has debauched the winter,
through to-day, in which the blatherskite,
Vandervoort, was rounded up by earns
in war of hot and fetid words
at the capitol building. Vandervoort, since
the passage of the mutilated Omaha charter,
has swelled to greater proportions than the
''old sack" ever did for him, and has claimed
the glory of the nefarious schemes that has
disgraced the charter fight from beginning
to end. The talk of the lobby is that he CEN
sured earns to railroad headquarters for in
activity, and hence the war of words. For
a railroad that is out of politics the orgies in
the Union Pacific oil room in the Capital
hotel Friday night must have been great
spectacle, and il Charles Francis could
have seen the flow of champagne
to Room 10 1t would have helped to solve the
question of the financial embarrassment OF
his company. 1t was sort of celebration
over supposed victories and the expensive
fluids were poured down the sizzling gullets
of the strikers in way to make more CON
servative b. u NJ. strikers wonder at the
| When congress adjourned and financial en-
| barrassments arose ip Union Pacific quarters
| the order came to Lincoln to reduce the
| lobby. Mercer, Gurley and Buffalo Chips
| rooms in the annex abandoned, but Grand
| hummer Vandervoort remained in command
| There were possible railroad measures to
lnanacle and the more reckless were left In
command, so the remaining oil rooms of the
| two corporations flourish and the brazen
work of the paid hirelings and corruptionists
| keep on apace, and treason and dabauchery
the long winter so long as General Wander
| WORT has gullet to I'LL and the corporations
cash to foot the bills.
The Hastings Asylum, Appropriation.
| LINCOLN, Neb., March 46.-rSpecial Tee-
| gram to the BEE. 1.-The announcement IN
this mornings BEE of the blunder in the en-
rollment of the bill for the Hastings asylum
for the incurabe insane, was universally
| discussed by the members of both houses.
| The ways and means committee of the SEN
ate Immediately had meeting and appointed
q subcommittee consisting of Senators
Heartwell, Kent and Shervin, to consult the
governor and attorney general. The latter
held that the enrolment, if not fatal, would
| certainly entail prOtracted and expensive
litigation. Furthermore, the bill could not
be withdrawn, and there was not enough
time to pass another. He suggested the pl an
outlined In the BEE of inserting an item in
l ~ fov
the amount, $4,000, the object to erect the
asylum In question, and the cause the erro
neous enrolment referred to. This
was submitted to the governor,
nS Tsfsssa aspored i to Ss %sn
tee after adjournment this evening; the 70.
port was concurred in and the amount will
probably be inserted in the miscellaneous ap
ON Monday and reach the house on Wednes
day. The ways and means committee have
also decided to report $40 900 for connecting
udbng e 6mh St. hs 9us s vii for sa ths ssSs ssa
concurred In by the house through the com
mlttee, as the latter some weeks ago failed to
recommend 1t.
Plattsmouth Waterworks Celebration
PLATTsMoUTH. Neb., March 26.-ISpecia
TO the BEE. l-Great preparations are being
made here for a grand celebration in honol
of the completion of the Plattsmouth water
works. The committee of arrangements
consists of j. A. Connor, N, b. Murphy ant
Ed Gruesel. Invitations have been issued
to members of the boards of trade and city
councils of all the leading cities of Nebraski
and also to large number of prominen
men. 1t is intended to make this event un
excelled in every particular by any other like
celebration in the west. ll will take place OF
Monday, April 8. The completion of the wa
ter-works will soon be followed by other pub
lie Improvements, such as payements ant
sewerage. 1t will be seen that Plattsmoutf
is having boom, and is fast putting OF
metropolitan airs.
Minden Votes Bonds.
MINDEN, Neb., March 26.-fSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. .l-To-day was decided th'
question of extending aid to the Kansas City
d Omaha railroad and the bonds were car
ried in this precinct by vote Of 29S for to 2
against. There was considerable interes